Brewery Visits
Sake breweries with English tours or materials (23)
Breweries whose official websites mention an English tour or English materials. Useful when you are travelling without Japanese.
Open to visitors 23No reservation needed 3Tasting available 19English tour or materials 23Shop on site 15Within 1 km of a station 6
Page updated: 2026-10-25
Compare at a glance
| Brewery | Prefecture | Reservation | Tasting | Fee | Duration | Nearest station |
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| Hideyoshi | Akita | Reservation required | Available | Japanese-language guide: adu… | — | — |
| Daishichi | Fukushima | Reservation required | Available (paid) | Standard ¥2,000 / Premium ¥4… | About 60-70 min (Standard) / about 80-90 min (Premium and Expert) | — |
| Tankyu Distillery | Hokkaido | Reservation required | Available (paid) | ¥2,000 (tax included) | About 60 min | — |
| Tankyu Distillery | Hokkaido | Reservation required | Available (paid) | ¥2,000 (tax included) | About 60 min | Chiyogaoka Station (JR Furano Line), 7.8 km in a straight line |
| Nanbubijin | Iwate | Reservation required | Available | Simple Tour ¥2,200 / Premium… | Simple about 70 min / Premium about 140 min | — |
| Ginga | Iwate | Reservation required | — | — | — | — |
| Dewanoyuki | Yamagata | — | Available | Individual 200 yen, groups o… | — | Uzen-Oyama Station (JR Uetsu Main Line), 610 m in a straight line |
| Iso Kura Shuzou | Ibaraki | Reservation required | — | Standard tour ¥1,000 (free f… | Standard tour about 60 min / Premium tour about 90 min | Inada Station (JR Mito Line), 170 m in a straight line |
| Bukou | Saitama | — | Available | — | — | Chichibu Station (Chichibu Main Line), 230 m in a straight line |
| Watanabesahei | Tochigi | Reservation required | — | English guide: 500 yen per p… | About 30-45 min | — |
| Tamajiman | Tokyo | No reservation needed | Available | Free (casual stroll course) … | About 45 min (small group tour) | — |
| H Sake | Gifu | Reservation required | Available (paid) | ¥4,000 per person (tax inclu… | About 40 min (20 min brewery tour + 20 min tasting) | Takayama Station (JR Takayama Main Line), 790 m in a straight line |
| Imayotsukasa | Niigata | Reservation required | Available (free) | Tour 200 yen per person, Eng… | — | — |
| Kainokaiun | Yamanashi | Reservation required | Available (paid) | 2,200 yen per person (tax in… | About 1 hr | Kawaguchiko Station (Fujikyuko Line), 580 m in a straight line |
| Shushinkan | Hyogo | Reservation required | Available (paid) | Free plan available / paid p… | About 30-60 min | — |
| Hakushika | Hyogo | No reservation needed | — | Admission: General ¥500, ele… | — | — |
| Uzume Sake | Mie | Reservation required | Available (paid) | Hitoshizuku Experience ¥1,00… | About 30 min to 120 min depending on the course (Hitoshizuku Experience 30 min / Katarai Premium 60 min / VIP Course 120 min) | Sakura Station (Kintetsu Yunoyama Line), 440 m in a straight line |
| Fujiihonke | Shiga | Reservation required | Available (free) | Free | About 40-50 min | Echigawa Station (Omi Railway Main Line), 1.1 km in a straight line |
| Saijotsuru | Hiroshima | Reservation required | Available | Adults (20 and over) ¥3,300 … | About 40 min (30 min tour + 10 min tasting) | — |
| Kamotsuru | Hiroshima | No reservation needed | Available (paid) | Admission free / tasting is … | About 15 min (self-guided exhibition corner) | — |
| Dassai | Yamaguchi | Reservation required | Available (paid) | JPY 1,000 (includes white co… | About 1 hr | — |
| Shuzou Oute Mon | Miyazaki | Reservation required | Available | Brewery Tour Course ¥500 per… | About 40-60 min | Uchinota Station (JR Nichinan Line), 2.1 km in a straight line |
| Kuncho | Oita | Reservation required | Available | — | — | — |
Brewery by brewery
Hideyoshi鈴木酒造店
Akita 9 Futsukamachi, Nagano, Daisen, Akita
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableEnglish tours availableShop on site
- Fee
- Japanese-language guide: adults ¥500, elementary school to age 19 ¥300, preschool children free / English-language guide: adults ¥1,000, elementary school to age 19 ¥300, preschool children free
- Founded
- 1689
"Sake brewery tourism" is offered. Reservation required by phone (0187-56-2121) or FAX by 17:00 the day before. During the brewing period (10/15-3/31) tours start at 13:00 and 14:00; outside the brewing period (4/1-10/14) they start at 11:00 and 14:00 (see the calendar for closing days; please call to consult if you prefer a morning tour). For English guiding, please consult when reserving, as an interpreter must be arranged. Comparison tasting of seasonal sake and a shop are available.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Daishichi大七酒造
Fukushima 1-66 Takeda, Nihonmatsu, Fukushima
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours available
- Fee
- Standard ¥2,000 / Premium ¥4,500 / Expert ¥9,000 (each per person). Arranging an English interpreter guide costs an additional ¥7,700 per group (revised January 1, 2026)
- Duration
- About 60-70 min (Standard) / about 80-90 min (Premium and Expert)
- Founded
- 1752
Advance reservation required; paid. As a rule closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (open on a few days a year). As a rule up to 6 people. The brewing rooms cannot be toured during the brewing season. English and Chinese videos available.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Tankyu Distillery丹丘蒸留所
Hokkaido Nishi 2-go Kita 23, Higashikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-1402
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours available
- Fee
- ¥2,000 (tax included)
- Duration
- About 60 min
- Founded
- 2024
Tour program "Discover." Online reservation required, up to 23:59 the day before (same-day possible if there are openings). Held on Thursday (Chinese, 16:00), Saturday (Japanese) and Sunday (English). For ages 20 and over; junior high school students and older may accompany (no tasting). Open 10:00-17:00. Free parking for 10 cars.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Tankyu Distillery丹久蒸留所
Hokkaido Higashikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours available
- Fee
- ¥2,000 (tax included)
- Duration
- About 60 min
- Nearest station
- Chiyogaoka Station (JR Furano Line), 7.8 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 2024
Same site as Tankyu Distillery (www.tankyudistillery.jp). Tour program "Discover," online reservation required up to 23:59 the day before. Held on Thursday (Chinese), Saturday (Japanese) and Sunday (English). Open 10:00-17:00.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Nanbubijin南部美人 本社蔵
Iwate 13 Kamimachi, Fukuoka, Ninohe, Iwate
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableEnglish tours availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Main Brewery hongura (brewery-run shop)
- Fee
- Simple Tour ¥2,200 / Premium Experience Course ¥8,800 (tax included). English guide +¥3,300 (tax included)
- Duration
- Simple about 70 min / Premium about 140 min
- Founded
- 1902
Reservation required by phone or form. Also held on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The directly operated shop is open all year, 9:00-16:00; coin server lets you taste 12 types at ¥100 each. Guidance by English-speaking staff costs extra.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Ginga泉金酒造
Iwate 30 Ota, Iwaizumi, Iwaizumi-cho, Shimohei-gun, Iwate
Open to visitorsReservation requiredEnglish tours available
- Founded
- 1854
Tours with English- and German-language guides are available. Reservations by phone (0194-22-3211).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Dewanoyuki渡會本店
Yamagata 2-2-8 Oyama, Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Open to visitorsTasting: AvailableEnglish materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Dewanoyuki Sake Brewing Museum (with tasting corner and shop)
- Fee
- Individual 200 yen, groups of 20 or more 160 yen (tax included, museum admission)
- Nearest station
- Uzen-Oyama Station (JR Uetsu Main Line), 610 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1615
Museum hours 8:45-12:00 and 13:00-16:30. Closed the first three days of the New Year; from January to March closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Exhibit explanations in English and Chinese are available via QR codes in the museum.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Iso Kura Shuzou磯蔵酒造
Ibaraki 2281-1 Inada, Kasama, Ibaraki
Open to visitorsReservation requiredEnglish materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Nihonshu Bunka Nagaya Isokura (Locaboire ISOKURA)
- Fee
- Standard tour ¥1,000 (free for minors, 1-20 people) / Premium tour ¥3,000 (no minors, 1-10 people)
- Duration
- Standard tour about 60 min / Premium tour about 90 min
- Nearest station
- Inada Station (JR Mito Line), 170 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1868
Tours are held Thursday to Monday, starting at 1) 11:30, 2) 13:30, 3) 15:30 (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays). Reservations by email or phone. Cancellations on the day before or the day itself are charged in full. English-language tour materials are available, but guidance in foreign languages is not available. Shop open 11:00-18:00, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (open on holidays).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Bukou武甲酒造
Saitama 21-27 Miyagawa-cho, Chichibu, Saitama
Open to visitorsTasting: AvailableEnglish materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Bukou Shuzo
- Nearest station
- Chichibu Station (Chichibu Main Line), 230 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1753
Paid and free tasting via a self-service tasting machine (12 kinds; not available to drivers). A 360-degree virtual brewery tour is streamed 24 hours (English version available). Shop hours 8:00-17:30 (open every day except January 1). Brewing water can be taken home if you bring a container.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Watanabesahei渡邊佐平商店
Tochigi 450 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi
Open to visitorsReservation requiredEnglish tours available
- Fee
- English guide: 500 yen per person
- Duration
- About 30-45 min
- Founded
- 1842
Tour reception 9:00-16:00 (excluding 12:00-13:00). Reservation only, required by the previous day. 2 to 40 people. Business hours 8:00-18:00, closed Aug 14-17 and Dec 31-Jan 4.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Tamajiman石川酒造
Tokyo 1 Kumagawa, Fussa, Tokyo 197-8623
Open to visitorsNo reservation neededTasting: AvailableEnglish tours availableShop on site
- Fee
- Free (casual stroll course) / Guided tasting tour from 500 yen
- Duration
- About 45 min (small group tour)
- Founded
- 1863
Free stroll needs no reservation and is free. The guided tasting tour (from 500 yen, 11:00/13:00/15:00) requires a reservation. The actual brewing process cannot be viewed. English tours require prior consultation (1 week in advance recommended). Closed Tuesdays (except December).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
H Sake平田酒造場
Gifu 43 Kaminoamachi, Takayama, Gifu 506-0845
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours available
- Visitor facility
- Hirata Shuzojo (new brewery relocated in 2024)
- Fee
- ¥4,000 per person (tax included)
- Duration
- About 40 min (20 min brewery tour + 20 min tasting)
- Nearest station
- Takayama Station (JR Takayama Main Line), 790 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1895
Small-group brewery tour. Includes tasting of 3-4 kinds of sake. 1-6 people; reservation required online or by email. Tours depart at 13:30/15:00/16:30/18:00 (May-September) and 15:00/16:30/18:00 (October-April). English guidance is provided when foreign guests are accompanied.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Imayotsukasa今代司酒造
Niigata 1-1 Kagamigaoka, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (free)English tours availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Tasting and direct sales shop (renovated Meiji-era building)
- Fee
- Tour 200 yen per person, English tour 550 yen per person, premium tasting 1,500 yen per person (10 or more kinds)
- Founded
- 1767
Reservation only (phone 025-245-0325, FAX 025-245-3233, or online reservation). 7 sessions on weekdays, 8 on weekends and holidays. English guided tours only on weekdays (excluding weekends and holidays) from 14:00. Groups of 10 or more by phone. Entry to the brewery is not allowed after drinking, so tasting is after the tour. Cash, credit cards and PayPay accepted. About 15 minutes on foot from Niigata Station.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Kainokaiun井出醸造店
Yamanashi 8 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi 401-0301
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Shubo-shi (brewery sales area)
- Fee
- 2,200 yen per person (tax included)
- Duration
- About 1 hr
- Nearest station
- Kawaguchiko Station (Fujikyuko Line), 580 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1850
Same-day tours accepted until 16:00. Start times 9:30/15:00. Closed about 1 day per month.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Shushinkan神戸酒心館
Hyogo 1-8-17 Mikage Tsukamachi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours available
- Visitor facility
- Kobe Shushinkan
- Fee
- Free plan available / paid plans from ¥3,300 (tax included). English-guided tours from ¥4,500
- Duration
- About 30-60 min
- Founded
- 1751
Offers tours with a dedicated English-speaking guide (stated on the English site enjoyfukuju.com/en/tour). Paid plans are for small groups of 2-6 people from 16:30; the free plan is by advance reservation, 11:00-15:30. Open every day of the year (except year-end/New Year).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Hakushika辰馬本家酒造
Hyogo 2-10 Tateishicho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo
Open to visitorsNo reservation neededEnglish materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Hakushika Memorial Sake Museum (Sake Museum)
- Fee
- Admission: General ¥500, elementary and junior high school students ¥250, ages 65 and over ¥400
- Founded
- 1662
A museum consisting of a memorial hall and a sake brewery hall. Open 10:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30), closed on Tuesdays (irregular on public holidays, etc.), at year-end/New Year and during the summer holiday. Groups must reserve. English brochure available.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Uzume Sake伊藤酒造
Mie 110 Sakuramachi, Yokkaichi, Mie 512-1211
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Direct Sales Shop Bokura
- Fee
- Hitoshizuku Experience ¥1,000 per person, Katarai Premium Plan ¥10,000 per group (1-10 people, tasting fee extra), VIP course on inquiry
- Duration
- About 30 min to 120 min depending on the course (Hitoshizuku Experience 30 min / Katarai Premium 60 min / VIP Course 120 min)
- Nearest station
- Sakura Station (Kintetsu Yunoyama Line), 440 m in a straight line
- Founded
- 1847
During the brewing period (around September to March), only areas outside the brewing area can be toured. Direct sales shop "Bokura" open 10:00-17:00 (may vary), closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (irregular closures also; check the business day calendar). Staff are not always present, so call using the intercom.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Fujiihonke藤居本家
Shiga 793 Nagano, Aisho-cho, Echi-gun, Shiga
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (free)Free admissionEnglish materials available
- Fee
- Free
- Duration
- About 40-50 min
- Nearest station
- Echigawa Station (Omi Railway Main Line), 1.1 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1831
Reservations in principle by advance application (separate forms for 1-9 people / 10 or more / travel agencies). Previous-day and same-day applications by phone only. Meals are served at Kakure Gura Fujii (12:00-14:00, reservation required; cancellation fee: 100% same day, 50% previous day).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Saijotsuru西條鶴醸造
Hiroshima 9-17 Saijohoncho, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableEnglish tours availableShop on site
- Fee
- Adults (20 and over) ¥3,300 (includes 1 tasting glass)
- Duration
- About 40 min (30 min tour + 10 min tasting)
- Founded
- 1904
A direct-sales shop is attached, in Eigyocho, Saijo. English tours are available. Limited to ages 20 and over; no tasting for people who drive cars or bicycles or for pregnant women.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Kamotsuru賀茂鶴酒造
Hiroshima 4-31 Saijohoncho, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
Open to visitorsNo reservation neededTasting: Available (paid)English materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Ichigo-gura
- Fee
- Admission free / tasting is charged (Three-kinds comparison set 30 ml x 3 glasses ¥500, Daiginjo "Tenrin" 30 ml ¥500, etc.; cash only)
- Duration
- About 15 min (self-guided exhibition corner)
- Founded
- 1873
Open 10:00-18:00 (admission until 17:45), closed at Obon, year-end/New Year, etc. Groups of 20 or more must make contact. Separately, "brewery tours of the sake-brewing building" are held irregularly (reservation required, ¥2,000, about 1 hour, Japanese only).
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Dassai旭酒造（獺祭）
Yamaguchi 2167-4 Utsukoshi, Shuto-cho, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: Available (paid)English tours availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Asahi Shuzo Dassai Kura (with DASSAI Store)
- Fee
- JPY 1,000 (includes white coat and souvenir) / tasting option JPY 500
- Duration
- About 1 hr
- Founded
- 1948
Reservation required at least 7 days in advance. Up to 5 people per slot, ages 13 and over. English guided tour at 13:00 (closed weekends, holidays, summer and year-end/New Year). Japanese tours at 10:00/14:00. Drivers and intoxicated persons not admitted.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Shuzou Oute Mon酒蔵王手門
Miyazaki 898-8 Oto, Hokugo-cho, Nichinan, Miyazaki
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableEnglish materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Sakagura Otemon
- Fee
- Brewery Tour Course ¥500 per person, Blending Course ¥1,500 per person (tax included)
- Duration
- About 40-60 min
- Nearest station
- Uchinota Station (JR Nichinan Line), 2.1 km in a straight line
- Founded
- 1895
By reservation only (by phone or email, at least 3 days before the desired date). Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday (may close due to brewery circumstances); tours start between 9:00 and 15:00. Limited to 1 group per day (up to 8 people; consult for more than 8). Panels in foreign languages (English, Traditional/Simplified Chinese) available. No tasting for drivers, minors, or pregnant/breastfeeding women.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Kuncho薫長酒造
Hita, Oita
Open to visitorsReservation requiredTasting: AvailableEnglish materials availableShop on site
- Visitor facility
- Kuramoto Shop
- Founded
- 1826
Open 9:00-16:30, closed Sundays and holidays. Brewery tours and bus parking require a prior reservation by email or FAX. An English pamphlet is available for download.
Translated from the brewery's Japanese website.
Questions
How many breweries are on this list?
Terroir HUB lists 23 breweries across 19 prefectures. Every entry comes from the brewery's own website, with the source and the date we checked it.
When was this information checked?
The date we checked each brewery's official website is shown on each entry. Opening status changes, so please confirm with the brewery before you travel.
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